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GCSE Results 2010
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Jack Hunt School has seen a rise of 15% in the number of students achieving 5 A* to C grades this year, increasing to 74%, the highest figure ever recorded for the school. Notable successes were Farzin Mavani who achieved 11 passes at A* and 2 at A, Evelyn Williams with....
A Level Results 2010
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Jack Hunt School is delighted with A Level results again this year. Notable successes were Mia Heming who achieved 5 passes at Grade A, James Hodge who gained one pass at Grade A*, one at Grade A and two at Grade B ...
JH Theatre & Dance Academy
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The Jack Hunt Theatre & Dance Academy is celebrating again after the students received outstanding results in their recent Musical Theatre Exams. Twenty students took their Musical Theatre Examination with the London College of Music ranging from Grades 2 – 4....
Roy Duncan, Head Teacher of Jack Hunt School, Retires After 35 Years
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In August 2010 Roy Duncan retires as Head Teacher of Jack Hunt after a 35 year long distinguished career at the school. He was appointed in 1975 as a Geography teacher, rising rapidly to Head of Department, Head of Sixth Form, Examinations Officer then Deputy Head Teacher....
Pledge Against Prejudice 'All Hands On Deck'
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Over the past couple of months, JH History Teacher & Restorative Trainer, Ian Davison and two Year 12 students, Sam Tuck and Ayisha Mahmood have been involved in the National Programme “Lessons from Auschwitz”. Following on from this, we at Jack Hunt School decided to make a Pledge Against Prejudice ...
Jack Hunt School's 40th Anniversary Celebrations
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Jack Hunt School opened in September 1969 and this year has been celebrating its 40th Anniversary with events throughout the year but the grand finale took place last weekend with an exciting three days of celebrations...
Shine Quiz 14 July 2010
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On Wednesday 14th July 2010 Jack Hunt School faced Orton Longueville in a battle of brains at the Town Hall. Each school had held inter house rounds to find the best quiz team and in the final the two Brunel houses faced each other.
Hooptastic!
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Jack Hunt School students took time out from their studies to take part in the Peterborough School Sports Partnership’s official attempt to break the world record for continuously hooping for 2 minutes. At 12.00pm 86 students started in their attempt where they were not allowed to touch or let their hoop drop to the floor.
Launch of 'Pledge Against Prejudice'
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On Thursday, 27th May, Sam Tuck and Ayisha Mahmood launched Jack Hunt’s ‘Pledge Against Prejudice’. The evening came about as a result of the work the two students had done with the Aegis Trust and the Lessons from Auschwitz Project. The evening was well attended – members of the audience included
JH Students 'Love Music Hate Waste'
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How to raise awareness amongst young people of the waste problems in Peterborough and beyond? Music. Every year in the UK enough textiles are thrown away to fill Wembley Stadium four times over; this is a particular problem in Peterborough with the Council stuggling to cope with the amounts of clothes, shoes, curtains and other textiles thrown away each week
Work Experience Celebration Evening
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Year 10 students at Jack Hunt School recently completed their two weeks work experience, enabling them to gain knowledge and experience through Work Related Learning in the world of work. 258 students aged 14-15 went out to 249 employers who represented 53 occupational areas including Sales, Hairdressing, Sports & Leisure, Farming, Mechanics and the Armed Forces.
Revision Week
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During the week beginning 19 April, all year 11 students were taken off their usual timetable due to revision week. Revision was targeted to individual needs but with a specific emphasis on Maths, English and Science.
Visit to RBS Williams F1 Centre
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A group of students recently had the opportunity to visit the RBS Williams F1 centre. The visit was organised by Randstad Education, who we would like to thank for such an excellent day. All the students were made to feel very welcome and said they will remember this day for a long time.
Trust School Status Consultation
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Jack Hunt School is a Foundation School and the Governing Body is consulting all stakeholders on a proposal to establish ‘The Jack Hunt Community Learning Trust’, a single status Trust to support the education of students at the school
Travelchoice Cycle Workshop
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Jack Hunt year 7 students recently received a visit from Richard Cooper from Travelchoice. Richard had come along to encourage the students to use their bicycles more and to do so safely. This was done in two sessions, the first being a practical cycle maintenance workshop...
European Maths Challenge
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Earlier this year Farzin Mavani and Zoheb Ahmed qualified to participate in the European Pink Kangaroo Maths Challenge. Both Year 11 students had achieved the highest marks (Gold Awards) in the UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge.
Political Battleground at JHS
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Jack Hunt School was part of the battleground for first time voters on Thursday 29 April 2010. Stewart Jackson, the incumbent, promoted his Conservative values in a heated debate with Ed Murphy – Labour; Nick Sandford – Liberal Democrats and John Swallow – Independent...
Banging The Bhangra Beat To Celebrate The 40th Anniversary Of JHS
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Jack Hunt School recently hosted its third, very successful Bhangra Night where students from local schools attended to be part of the wonderful array of performances making it a memorable evening for all. This year, the evening had some extra ordinary features...
Y7 Visit The Royal Albert Hall
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On Friday 19 March 2010, year 7 students went on a “Classical Spectacular” trip to the Royal Albert Hall. Not put off by the rain, we arrived in London in time to eat lunch under shelter and visit the statue of Albert in Hyde Park for some photographs and fresh air.
Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Training
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Earlier this month 45 year 10 students took part in their Duke of Edinburgh Award Bronze expedition training. On day one the students walked with a member of staff, learning skills such as pacing, walking on bearings, route planning and using a compass to get from Lutton to Yarwell Mill.
Year 10 Stock Market Challenge
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All Year 10 Students at Jack Hunt School swapped the classroom for the trading floor to take part in the stock Market Challenge. Students thoroughly enjoyed the experience and it has even inspired some youngsters to pursue careers in finance.
JH Students Warned about The Dangers of Driving
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Jack Hunt 6th Form students were exposed to the realities of traffic accidents with an eye opening and informative demonstration which was organised as part of the Year 12 Personal and Developmental Education Programme. The session consisted of a presentation by the members of Red Watch Fire Crew....
Easter Battlefields Trip
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This Easter Lucie Swannell, Laura Thurley, Rosemary Reeve and I took 30 year 9 students on a tour of the battle sites, cemeteries and memorials of World War I in Belgium and France. Both Lucie and myself had been on this trip with previous schools but this was the first time we had done it with Jack Hunt.
Pupils Take Part in European Languages Day
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Jack Hunt School pupils said “bonjour” and “guten tag” to more than 250 primary school students as part of a European Languages Day. Year 7 pupils spent the day taking part in a raft of activities from a Eurovision Song Contest in music to Italian pizza making in food technology.
JHS Celebrates Urdu Speaking Countries Day
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Jack Hunt School celebrated Urdu Speaking Countries Day on 23 March 2010. Urdu Students from Year 10 to the Sixth Form organised different activities including quizzes and gave presentations on the history and culture of Pakistan to Year 8 students.
Twinning with Kerewan Secondary School
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In 2005 I decided to take a rather belated gap year and headed out to Namibia as a volunteer with Raleigh International. Whilst on this project I met several people who inspired me to continue my links with Africa when I returned to the UK and a group formed CDA...
Poetry Workshop & Evening
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As part of Jack Hunt School’s 40th Anniversary celebrations, the Drama Department held a successful Performance Poetry Workshop and Evening for students, staff and the community on Thursday 11 March 2010 which over 100 people attended.
Jack Hunt School hosts Top Link Sports Conference
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On 11 March Jack Hunt School hosted a ‘Young People Leading the Way’ Top Link Conference for over 128 students from secondary schools across Peterborough and Cambridgeshire. The aim of the day was to train young people with the knowledge and skills to organise a sporting event at their own schools.
Bag Packing Raises Funds
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In an effort to raise money for students kit for fixtures, a group of girls from years 7 to 10 recently went to Morrisons supermarket to pack shoppers bags.
Sport Relief
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This week all students in each house ran the mile during lesson 5. Two houses per day ran/walked the mile with their form tutor on the field. An interhouse rowathon took place on Thursday this week too. Each house had to have students from their house row all day.
U13 Girls Football Team Reach South Area Finals!
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Football League u13 girls Cup
Our U13 Girls football team were selected to represent Peterborough United in the football league area finals in Colchester. We were up against strong opposition including Norwich City and Ipswich Town.
'My Fair Lady' at Jack Hunt School
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Jack Hunt School continued their 40th Anniversary celebrations with four captivating performances of the Lerner and Loewe Musical ‘My Fair Lady’. This much loved show, packed with show-stopping tunes, is the musical theatre re-telling of a very old story, dating back to a Greek myth.
Regarde! Trip at The Courtauld Gallery
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On February 23rd a group of A level students from Jack Hunt, Thomas Deacon, Kings and St John Fisher visited the Courtauld Gallery in London, funded by Jack Hunt Language College. The students got to learn about French Impressionism, and got to view an impressive collection of paintings.
Launch of Disability Sports Club
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Jack Hunt School in partnership with Peterborough City Council has launched a disability sports club for hearing impaired students. The Development Officer for Disability Sports leads coaching sessions for students to develop practical sports skills with a focus on enhancing communication.
Performance Poetry Workshop Evening
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As part of Jack Hunt School’s 40th Anniversary celebrations, the Drama Department is holding a Performance Poetry Workshop and Evening for students, staff and the wider community.
Sporting Success 2010
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Football, netball and cricket teams have recently seen success in their chosen sports with the boys football team the Terror Squad winning the Unity Cup.
Sweet Paradise
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Year 13 Applied Business Students visited St Neots recently as part of their Managing Promotions Coursework. The students met Sue Chiverton who is the owner of Sweet Paradise, an independent shop based in the centre of the town.
Communic8 2010
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On 13th January 2010 Jack Hunt school played host to a language challenge day for year 9 students from all over the city.
Annual Senior Citizens Party
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The Senior Citizen’s Christmas Party was held at Jack Hunt School on Wednesday 16 December 2009. The annual event was a huge success and over 50 guests from the local community attended with some guests being collected by mini-bus from their homes.
Sports Awards Evening
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Jack Hunt School celebrated the wide and increasing achievements of its students in Physical Education by holding its inaugural Sports Awards Evening on Thursday 7 January 2010.
Students Meet England Cricketing Legend
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Students from our various cricket teams were fortunate to meet England cricketing legend Alec Stewart during a recent visit to Kings School.
Tandoori Night
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Jack Hunt School recently hosted its second Tandoori Night Extravaganza as one of its 40th Anniversary Celebrations. Other events are being planned throughout next year with a spectacular day of celebrations being held on 10 July 2010.
Admissions Consultation 2011
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Admissions Arrangements - Jack Hunt School September 2011
In accordance with The Education and Skills Act 2008 and the School Admissions (Admission Arrangements)
(England) Regulations 2008, the Governors of Jack Hunt School are consulting you about the proposed admission arrangements for the Academic Year commencing in September 2011. The Governors propose the following admission criteria......
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